Undrafted rookie Tion Green, a UC Bearcats running back from 2012 to 2016, had a 74-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter of the Detroit Lions' preseason loss Thursday night to the Buffalo Bills.

In the process, Green, who split playing time with veteran Matt Asiata at the running back position, gave the Lions plenty to think about as they spend the next day or so setting their initial 53-man roster.

"Obviously, the 74-yard touchdown was pretty impressive," Lions coach Jim Caldwell said. "But he’s been good and solid for us, he really has. Hadn’t got a whole lot of snaps in terms of games and those kinds of things, but overall I think he’s coming along, making good progress."

With Ameer Abdullah, Theo Riddick, Dwayne Washington and Zach Zenner watching from the sideline, Green made a case for the Lions to keep five running backs at Saturday's roster cut down.

The running back has been living out of the hotel the Detroit Lions use during training camp, like so many other players who face uncertain futures heading into Saturday's cuts. But living out of a hotel gets old after a while, so he's bounced between staying at the other running backs' houses.

He says Theo Riddick's place has become like a second home to him.

"I live there. I watch his TV," Green said with a laugh after Thursday night's 27-17 loss against Buffalo in the preseason finale. "I leave his cable on all night, and he screams at me when he comes in the morning. He has a bed down there. That's my pops now.

"I'm the only rookie running back, so they'll take turns getting me out of the house. Theo's got the nicest crib. Theo has like that college-room theme. Ameer (Abdullah) has the blues theme, like jazz music. And then Zach Zenner has like the cozy home theme."